OT: The Hobbit filming

Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to lord of
the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it truew and if so
why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard there is a trailor already

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"Dragon" <> wrote in message
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> Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to lord of
> the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it truew and if
> so why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard there is a trailor
> already

Not true. Jackson is working on King Kong. Yes, there was a lot of
speculation about The Hobbit, but it was basically Internet chatter, nothing
from Jackson. Apparently his next project after Kong is an adaptation of the
novel The Lovely Bones.

Someone threw together a fake Hobbit Trailer using clips from The Lord of
the Rings, you can probably find it on one of the P2P file sharing networks.
From what I've heard and read, there's nothing going on yet, but you can bet
that it's just a matter of time, and whether Peter Jackson does it or
someone else, the movie industry isn't going to turn their back on a project
that would be a guaranteed money maker like The Hobbit, and hopefully when
it is done, it will live up to the Peter Jackson benchmark!

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:59:31 -0700, "Bratboy"
<> wrote:
>I think part of the problem with the Hobbit is that right now someone else
>has the rights to do, IIRC. He has said he'd like to do it but that was the
>issue.

I can imagine little more boring than an adaptation of The Hobbit,
without it being aimed at five year olds.

"Nick" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:59:31 -0700, "Bratboy"
> <> wrote:
>
>>I think part of the problem with the Hobbit is that right now someone else
>>has the rights to do, IIRC. He has said he'd like to do it but that was
>>the
>>issue.
>
> I can imagine little more boring than an adaptation of The Hobbit,
> without it being aimed at five year olds.
>
> --Nick.
> --
> - GamerTag: Hayn - icq: 9235201 -- Hayn on dal.net -
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"Dragon" <> wrote in message
news:FVXId.205200$...
> Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to lord of
> the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it truew and if
> so why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard there is a trailor
> already

If http://www.thehobbitfilm.com/bobshaye.html is to be believed (see above
for a good reason why you might want to take it with a pinch of salt), then
New Line are open to the idea, but MGM hold the distribution rights to "The
Hobbit", making it a potential red tape mess should New Line have the rights
to make the movie. Back in July 2004 there was an article (http://filmforce.ign.com/lotr/articles/531/531520p1.html?fromint=1 ) posted
about New Line attempting to get it's parent Time Warner to buy MGM on the
failure of it's attempted merger with Sony - but in Sept 2004 MGM announced
( http://www.mgm.com/corp_news_releases.do?id=415 ) that a consortium made
up of Sony, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacfic Group, ComCast, and DLJ
Merchant Banking had entered into agreement to acquire MGM, so New Line are
again stuck without distribution rights.

I also remember reading an article that apparently Peter Jackson had said
that if New Line approached him to direct The Hobbit then he'd be happy to
do it ... note I said "apparently". Can't remember where I saw this, might
have been somewhere on TheOneRing.net.

I'd like to see a movie version of the Hobbit in the style of the LotR
movies. I loved the book when I was a kid, and despite the trilogy being
"hacked up" to make the movies with bits skittering under the table and
being left out, I really enjoyed the movies. I can't see a movie being made
any time soon, but I hope Peter Jackson and New Line manage to sort things
out with Sony/MGM and find a way to get it released - unlikely though, I
believe each will want a significant portion of the profits rather than
settle for a share.

Dragon wrote:
> Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to lord of
> the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it truew and if so
> why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard there is a trailor already
>
> comments welcome
>
> dave
>
>

Only in Fanboy fantasy land.

Jackson's way too busy making King Kong.

(although there are a few fake fanboy-made trailers out there if you
look hard enough)

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:11:57 -0800, "Alpha" <> wrote:
>>>I think part of the problem with the Hobbit is that right now someone else
>>>has the rights to do, IIRC. He has said he'd like to do it but that was
>>>the
>>>issue.
>>
>> I can imagine little more boring than an adaptation of The Hobbit,
>> without it being aimed at five year olds.
>
>Yes. LOTR was barely targeted above that.

The Hobbit is aimed at much younger peepses... it bored me...

From Book a Minute:

"The Hobbit"
By J. R. R. Tolkien
Ultra-Condensed by Samuel Stoddard and David J. Parker

Bilbo Baggins:
Ah, now for some peace and quiet. Oops, someone's at the door.

Balin:
We're dwarves. I'm the merry one.
Dwalin:
I'm the happy one.
Fili:
I'm the young one.
Kili:
I'm the other young one.
Dori:
I'm the funny one.
Nori:
I'm the joyous one.
Ori:
I'm the cute one.
Oin:
I'm the jolly one.
Gloin:
I'm the silly one.
Bifur:
I'm the one with the funniest name.
Bofur:
I'm the one with the looniest name.
Bombur:
I'm the fat one.
Thorin:
I'm the one with a distinct personality.

Gandalf:
Now that you're all here, let's go on a quest.

(They get captured by TROLLS, and it is DANGEROUS, because they almost
get EATEN. Then they get captured by ORCS, and it is DANGEROUS,
because they almost get EATEN.)

Bilbo Baggins:
What have I got in my pocket?

Gollum:
I don't know.

(They get captured by SPIDERS, and it is DANGEROUS, because they
almost get EATEN.)

Smaug:
I'm an evil dragon. Hiss hiss.

(Bilbo Baggins turns INVISIBLE, and then some obscure co-star SLAYS
the dragon, and it makes a MESS.)

In message <>
Nick <> wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:11:57 -0800, "Alpha" <> wrote:
>
> >>>I think part of the problem with the Hobbit is that right now someone else
> >>>has the rights to do, IIRC. He has said he'd like to do it but that was
> >>>the
> >>>issue.
> >>
> >> I can imagine little more boring than an adaptation of The Hobbit,
> >> without it being aimed at five year olds.
> >
> >Yes. LOTR was barely targeted above that.
>
> The Hobbit is aimed at much younger peepses... it bored me...
>
> From Book a Minute:
>
> "The Hobbit"
> By J. R. R. Tolkien
> Ultra-Condensed by Samuel Stoddard and David J. Parker
>
> Bilbo Baggins:
> Ah, now for some peace and quiet. Oops, someone's at the door.
>
> Balin:
> We're dwarves. I'm the merry one.
> Dwalin:
> I'm the happy one.
> Fili:
> I'm the young one.
> Kili:
> I'm the other young one.
> Dori:
> I'm the funny one.
> Nori:
> I'm the joyous one.
> Ori:
> I'm the cute one.
> Oin:
> I'm the jolly one.
> Gloin:
> I'm the silly one.
> Bifur:
> I'm the one with the funniest name.
> Bofur:
> I'm the one with the looniest name.
> Bombur:
> I'm the fat one.
> Thorin:
> I'm the one with a distinct personality.
>
> Gandalf:
> Now that you're all here, let's go on a quest.
>
> (They get captured by TROLLS, and it is DANGEROUS, because they almost
> get EATEN. Then they get captured by ORCS, and it is DANGEROUS,
> because they almost get EATEN.)
>
> Bilbo Baggins:
> What have I got in my pocket?
>
> Gollum:
> I don't know.
>
> (They get captured by SPIDERS, and it is DANGEROUS, because they
> almost get EATEN.)
>
> Smaug:
> I'm an evil dragon. Hiss hiss.
>
> (Bilbo Baggins turns INVISIBLE, and then some obscure co-star SLAYS
> the dragon, and it makes a MESS.)
>
> Bilbo Baggins:
> I'm going home. Peace and quiet, here I come.
>
> THE END
>
Well **** me, I enjoyed that!
Much better than a couple of hours at the cinema.
Cheers!
--
Graham
The Main Control Room - www.thedeathzone.free-online.co.uk
Deathzone Emulation - www.thedeathzone.free-online.co.uk/emulation

"Scott Streeter" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Andrew Prout <> writes:
>
>> Dragon wrote:
>> > Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to
>> > lord of the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it
>> > truew and if so why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard
>> > there is a trailor already
>> > comments welcome
>> > dave
>> >
>>
>> Only in Fanboy fantasy land.
>>
>> Jackson's way too busy making King Kong.
>>
>> (although there are a few fake fanboy-made trailers out there if you
>> look hard enough)
>>
>
> Do we really need a remake of a remake? Hollywood is completely out of
> ideas for movies. Between the remakes and the 60's TV shows turned to
> movies... sigh.

I totally agree, King Kong has been made to death! But I guess Peter has
won the graces of the movie gods, so he can exploit his childhood fantasies
on a whim, whether anyone cares about seeing another King Kong or not!

> I totally agree, King Kong has been made to death! But I guess Peter has
> won the graces of the movie gods, so he can exploit his childhood
fantasies
> on a whim, whether anyone cares about seeing another King Kong or not!

Mel Brookes tells the story that after directing The Graduate, Mike Nicholls
could have walked into the office of ANY of the Hollywood studios and
persuaded them to fund his filming of a green awning for weeks on end.

As you say, success on the scale of LOTR will guarantee open chequebooks for
Jackson until he misses a step.

Guest

Scott Streeter wrote:
> Do we really need a remake of a remake? Hollywood is completely out
of
> ideas for movies. Between the remakes and the 60's TV shows turned to
> movies... sigh.

But this is a Peter Jackson remake: it's going to be a puppet movie
with a King Kong/Fay Wray shagging scene and at the end King Kong is
going to climb the Empire State Building and throw fifty-pound turds at
George Bush.

While I understand some think Hobbit too infantile for their tastes many of
us actually do like ALL of Tolkens work. Its not like a live action Hobbit
has already been done and this would be a remake since till now, as far as I
know there is only an Animated version available The animated version of the
hobbit wasn't bad actually, own it, but I would really like to see a live
film version to match the LotR set. They already have some of it filmed as
they used it as back story in the 3 films to explain Gollum & they even
showed the 3 stone trolls from hobbit story. Now, personally, I think he's
wasting his time with ANOTHER remake of King Kong. I mean, there's nothing
new to add to that story unless his big things is going to be "mine is more
realistic" type claims about a 30 ft tall ape lol.

"Dragon" <> wrote in message
news:FVXId.205200$...
> Ok guys heard rumours that peter jackson is filming the prequel to lord of
> the rings in the hobbit but cannot find any findings, is it truew and if
> so why hasnt IMDB got anything on it, ive even heard there is a trailor
> already
>
> comments welcome
>
> dave
>
>

Bratboy wrote:
> While I understand some think Hobbit too infantile for their tastes many of
> us actually do like ALL of Tolkens work. Its not like a live action Hobbit
> has already been done and this would be a remake since till now, as far as I
> know there is only an Animated version available The animated version of the
> hobbit wasn't bad actually, own it, but I would really like to see a live
> film version to match the LotR set. They already have some of it filmed as
> they used it as back story in the 3 films to explain Gollum & they even
> showed the 3 stone trolls from hobbit story. Now, personally, I think he's
> wasting his time with ANOTHER remake of King Kong. I mean, there's nothing
> new to add to that story unless his big things is going to be "mine is more
> realistic" type claims about a 30 ft tall ape lol.
>
>

Well remaking King Kong was one of Peter Jackson's life long dreams. So
after the success the LOTR trilogy I would imagine that just about
anything he does will be green lighted by a studio.

Besides, has the film rights issue with the Tolkin estate been resolved
for filming the Hobbit? The big hang-up that I heard about was that
Christopher Tolkin was angry with New Line Studios and Peter Jackson's
adaptation of the LOTR's because his father sold the movie rights back
in the 1950's for a small sum to pay a tax bill. So the family wasn't
getting a cut of the movie box office.

Though I would imagine the Tolkin estate made out well anyway the last
four years thanks to the hype from the movies really upped the book
sales of the LOTR.

Why wasn't this produced years ago...would have saved me hours reading to my
kids.....

FG

"Nick" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:11:57 -0800, "Alpha" <> wrote:
>
>>>>I think part of the problem with the Hobbit is that right now someone
>>>>else
>>>>has the rights to do, IIRC. He has said he'd like to do it but that was
>>>>the
>>>>issue.
>>>
>>> I can imagine little more boring than an adaptation of The Hobbit,
>>> without it being aimed at five year olds.
>>
>>Yes. LOTR was barely targeted above that.
>
> The Hobbit is aimed at much younger peepses... it bored me...
>
> From Book a Minute:
>
> "The Hobbit"
> By J. R. R. Tolkien
> Ultra-Condensed by Samuel Stoddard and David J. Parker
>
> Bilbo Baggins:
> Ah, now for some peace and quiet. Oops, someone's at the door.
>
> Balin:
> We're dwarves. I'm the merry one.
> Dwalin:
> I'm the happy one.
> Fili:
> I'm the young one.
> Kili:
> I'm the other young one.
> Dori:
> I'm the funny one.
> Nori:
> I'm the joyous one.
> Ori:
> I'm the cute one.
> Oin:
> I'm the jolly one.
> Gloin:
> I'm the silly one.
> Bifur:
> I'm the one with the funniest name.
> Bofur:
> I'm the one with the looniest name.
> Bombur:
> I'm the fat one.
> Thorin:
> I'm the one with a distinct personality.
>
> Gandalf:
> Now that you're all here, let's go on a quest.
>
> (They get captured by TROLLS, and it is DANGEROUS, because they almost
> get EATEN. Then they get captured by ORCS, and it is DANGEROUS,
> because they almost get EATEN.)
>
> Bilbo Baggins:
> What have I got in my pocket?
>
> Gollum:
> I don't know.
>
> (They get captured by SPIDERS, and it is DANGEROUS, because they
> almost get EATEN.)
>
> Smaug:
> I'm an evil dragon. Hiss hiss.
>
> (Bilbo Baggins turns INVISIBLE, and then some obscure co-star SLAYS
> the dragon, and it makes a MESS.)
>
> Bilbo Baggins:
> I'm going home. Peace and quiet, here I come.
>
> THE END

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